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The future will always be tomorrow; perhaps that is why it is hard or impossible to define exactly how far we will go—or, as the popular saying goes, where we are headed. What we…
We know that sound can be heard, although each person hears it differently depending on where they are in a venue, and it also varies a great deal with the response of each…
Being in one position or another in a concert audience means the sound each listener perceives will be different. This phenomenon is unavoidable and is a consequence, among other…
Although most medium and large events today use line arrays, we must not forget that they are not always the ideal system for every case. Using a line array requires more advanced…
The primary job of any power amplifier is to boost the signals it receives at its input from a preamp to the level needed to drive the speaker or speakers connected to its output…
In previous issues we have talked about sound reinforcement systems, line arrays, subwoofer arrays and new technologies in the fascinating world of live sound. A fundamental…
The name of our magazine, ISP Música, gives a good idea of two of the reader profiles who devour each monthly issue: musicians and sound professionals. The former enjoy the…
The computer has gradually become an essential tool for most people… Guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists, singers? Who at this point doesn't have social media wired into…
This isn’t the first time we’ve tackled this topic: although recording vocals may seem like a simple task, it may be one of the elements that is hardest to get sounding right. The…
In the recording studio, it's inevitable that almost every session we do will include at least one instrument providing the lowest frequencies, usually with a monophonic musical…
We continue with the series of articles on the great art of acoustically recording different instruments, in this case with the one dedicated to drums, which we began last month…
If you missed the previous installment, here's a quick catch-up: we're taking a tour of the most widely used microphone techniques for recording an acoustic drum kit. The…
If we surveyed all ISP readers asking "which instrument do you find hardest to record?", the acoustic drum kit would probably emerge as the undisputed winner. A typical kit…
When a band or an individual comes up with the idea of going into a recording studio to capture what they play or perform on a physical medium, very often it is not clear enough…
Generally, when users think about making an investment to improve their studio, the first thing that comes to mind is buying more gear. Of course, buying new mics, preamps…
Below we present a range of recording techniques, starting with the simplest -a single mic- and moving on to several microphones of different types, multiple amps, line signal…
Many users send ISP questions about how to set up a monitoring rig that combines several different monitors: What is it for? Which monitors should I choose? What qualities should…
This article closes the series devoted to digging into some of the Pro Tools features that help you work faster in this DAW. We have covered topics such as naming conventions and…
Many of the most repetitive tasks have a keyboard shortcut of their own, or even a whole workflow, that eases the workload to some extent. In other cases, little-known features…
How do you talk about studio recording when so much has already been said that we're almost saturated with reading about it? I'm going to try to share some personal points of…
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